scratching

Example Sentences

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One young swan had tried to fly onto his shoulder, scratching at his skin with clawed, webbed feet.

From Literature

They’re in the hut right now, hunched over slips of paper, scratching away with colored pencils, rifling through German dictionaries.

From Literature

The comments left politicians around Los Angeles and California scratching their heads: what low-income housing project was the president referring to?

From Los Angeles Times

Mom was studying at our little desk, and the soft light and the sound of her pen scratching against the paper lulled me to sleep.

From Literature

So the decision to bin the remake of Sands of Time - which sold millions of copies in 2003 - has left many fans scratching their heads.

From BBC